Lorde and Taylor Swift hang out

New best pals Lorde and Taylor Swigt hit the beach together in Malibu, Calif., on Saturday and spent the rest of the weekend shopping and chatting.

The break-out New Zealand star and Swift became BFFs last year, and they have often hung out together at awards shows, but they took their friendship to the next level over the weekend when Swift offered to treat the teen to a day out at the beach.

The two singer/songwriters were spotted strolling along the sand at Paradise Cove on Saturday afternoon, and Swift even posted a photo of the barefoot stars on her Instagram account alongside the caption: “Bare feet in the sand on Saturday.”